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All About
Non-Fiction Conventions
Name __________________________ Date ___________________________
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Labels help readers identify a picture or diagram and its parts.
Horse picture from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse
My example of using labels:
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My example of a photograph was found in _________________ It was a photograph of a ______________________________ It helped me learn about _____________________________
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal
Photo from Wikipedia
Photographs help readers understand what something looks like. This is a photograph:
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Captions help readers better
understand a picture or photo-
graph.
Jewelry made with amber.
(Wikipedia)
My example of a picture with a caption:
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My example of comparisons:
Comparisons help readers understand the
size of one thing by comparing it to something
else. ACTUAL SIZE by Steve Jenkins
(2005) has excellent examples.
Book cover photo by Barnes and Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Actual-Size/Steve-Jenkins/e/9780618375943
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My example of a cutaway:
Cutaways help readers under-
stand something by looking at it
from the inside.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaway_view
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My example of a map:
Maps help readers understand
where things are in schools,
amusement parks, cities, states,
the world, and space. http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica
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Types of print help readers
notice important words. Here is
my example of a special type of
print:
Bold Words
Italic Underlined
CAPITAL LETTERS
My examples of special types of print:
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My example of a close-up from my reading:
Close-ups help readers see
details in something small.
The stamp is under the examination of a magnifying glass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnifying_glass
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The Table of Contents helps
readers find key topics in the
book in the order that they
come.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Learn Non-Fiction Conventions . . . . . Page 4
Find Non-Fiction Conventions . . . . . . Page 6
Use Non-Fiction Conventions . . . . . . .Page 11
My example of three topics or chapters from a Table of
Contents:
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An index is an alphabetical list what
is written in the book. It gives
page numbers so you can find the
information.
INDEX
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2
Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5
Types of Print . . . . . . . . . . page 8
My list of 5 words and their page numbers from my
reading:
Title of Book: ____________________________________________
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The Glossary helps
readers understand words in a
book. It is like a mini-
dictionary.
My example of two words and what they mean
from the glossary of a book I am reading:
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Tables help readers understand
important information by
listing it in a table or a chart
form.
My example of a table from my reading:
Grade
One
Grade
Two
Grade
Three
Lunch
Time
11:30
AM
12:00
PM
12:30
PM
Recess 10: 00
AM
10:30
AM
2:00
PM
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My Own Idea! When I was reading, I also noticed
another non-fiction convention exam-
ple. It is:
_______________________ Here is my example:
Title of Book:
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